John Allen Paulos's Blog, page 19

JohnAllenPaulos: 4,563,992nd instance of an absurdly precise number, the "exact" time of the 20 billionth tweet: http://bit.ly/9Z3w09

JohnAllenPaulos: 4,563,992nd instance of an absurdly precise number, the "exact" time of the 20 billionth tweet: http://bit.ly/9Z3w09

JohnAllenPaulos: Newt Gingrich vows opposition to Sharia law in US. Maybe next he'll oppose Dems' plan to introduce Hammurabi Code here.

JohnAllenPaulos: Newt Gingrich vows opposition to Sharia law in US. Maybe next he'll oppose Dems' plan to introduce Hammurabi Code here.

JohnAllenPaulos: It'd be a shame if PhillyStat http://bit.ly/9PhGV5 were allowed to die. Like the census, it shouldn't be so hard to implement.

JohnAllenPaulos: It'd be a shame if PhillyStat http://bit.ly/9PhGV5 were allowed to die. Like the census, it shouldn't be so hard to implement.

JohnAllenPaulos: @ KMers Math whiz Sen Thune also apparently thinks 6 tries at Russian roulette always result in death. http://bit.ly/beyCLr

JohnAllenPaulos: @ KMers Math whiz Sen Thune also apparently thinks 6 tries at Russian roulette always result in death. http://bit.ly/beyCLr

JohnAllenPaulos: Good to know some pseudosciences more popular in Europe (and elsewhere) than here. http://bit.ly/9gsJNg Like the illustration.

JohnAllenPaulos: Good to know some pseudosciences more popular in Europe (and elsewhere) than here. http://bit.ly/9gsJNg Like the illustration.

JohnAllenPaulos: @EditorMark When did "go missing" (and variants) replace "is missing" (and variants)? Or has it?

JohnAllenPaulos: @EditorMark When did "go missing" (and variants) replace "is missing" (and variants)? Or has it?

JohnAllenPaulos: UK gov't officials apparently taking seriously Dawkins-Hitchens campaign to have Pope arrested: http://bit.ly/cywWhy

JohnAllenPaulos: UK gov't officials apparently taking seriously Dawkins-Hitchens campaign to have Pope arrested: http://bit.ly/cywWhy

JohnAllenPaulos: RT @madcaptenor: It's 1/π day! (7/22).

JohnAllenPaulos: RT @madcaptenor: It's 1/π day! (7/22).

JohnAllenPaulos: @Thai_Talk I'm not sure it's the greatest, but innumeracy seems to be a major impedimentum in Thailand. Lotteries, risk perception, etc.

JohnAllenPaulos: @Thai_Talk I'm not sure it's the greatest, but innumeracy seems to be a major impedimentum in Thailand. Lotteries, risk perception, etc.

JohnAllenPaulos: Nothing new, but a clear, well-written compendium - http://bit.ly/aaaTRP - in the New Yorker of voting methods and their limitations.

JohnAllenPaulos: Nothing new, but a clear, well-written compendium - http://bit.ly/aaaTRP - in the New Yorker of voting methods and their limitations.